Cork-extractor.



N. FRERES.

CORK EXTRAGTOR.

APPLIOATIUN FILED JUNE 21, 1914.

1,124,125, Patented Jan.5, 1915.

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CORK-EXTRACTOR.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed January 21, 1914. Serial No. 813,478.

To all 1071 am it may concern:

Be it known that I, NICHOLAS FRERES, a citizen of the United States, residing at Racine, in the county of Racine and State of Wisconsin, have invented new and useful Improvements in Cork-Extractors, of which the following is a specification.

An object of the invention is to provide a cork extractor for use in removing corks without injuring the same to an extent which will prevent the reuse thereof and wherein the extractor can be readily folded and carried in the pocket.

The invention contemplates, among other features, the provision of a cork extractor consisting of few and simple parts and which can be readily carried in the pocket when not in use.

The invention still further embodies a cork extractor in which none of the parts are entirely removed from the body of the extractor when it is desired to use the same and wherein, furthermore, the members e1nployed for engagement with the cork to extract the same from the neck of the bottle can be readily and quickly moved into extracting position.

In the further disclosure of the invention reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, constituting a part of this specification, in which similar characters of reference denote corresponding parts in all the views, and in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the device, showing the same in applied position; Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the device when folded; Fig. 3 is a vertical longitudinal sectional view taken through the device when the same is in open position; and Fig. l is a vertical transverse sectional view taken through the device when the same is folded.

Referring more particularly to the views, I provide a casing 10 constituting a handle and which is normally closed by suitable caps 11, the said casing having a longitudinal slot 12 having at opposed ends suitable finger notches 13. Extending longitudinally within the casing 10 is a flat spring 14, the said spring being arranged to lie to one side of the slot 12. Ball-like heads 15, each having a flat face 16 abutting against the spring 14, are mounted to slide longitudinally in the casing 10 and carry slightly bent pointed arms 17, one arm being secured to each head and the said arms being adapted to project through the slot of the casing.

By having the heads 15 each provided with a fiat face 16 the heads will be held agalnst rotation or lateral movement within the casing and the spring bearing against the fiat face will hold the heads in frictional contact with the interior of the casing, as will be readily understood. When the device 1S I10t in use the arms 17 are adapted to lie entirely within the casing and only have their pointed ends projecting through the slot 12 thereof, with the said pointed ends lylng adjacent to the finger notches 13. Now when it is desired to use the extractor, the arms are swung outwardly to extend laterally to the casing and the heads are then slid toward each other on the casing so that the space between the heads will be substantially equivalent to the diameter of the cork to be extracted. The arms are now inserted in the neck of the bottle to extend between the cork and the neck and a turning movement is then imparted to the casing, thus tending to twist the arms around the cork and causing the cork to be forced upwardly and out of the neck of the bottle so that upon removing the extractor from engagement with the bottle, the cork, held by the arms, will be removed with the extractor.

lVith a device of the character described, the cork will not become perforated with holes or mutilated so that it can not be reused and it should be understood that the arms do not extend through the cork but simply engage the periphery thereof when the arms are arranged to pass between the cork and the neck of the bottle.

WVhen the arms have been folded to lie within the casing it will be apparent that the device can be carried around in the pocket without fear of the user being injured by the pointed ends of the arms inasmuch as the said pointed arms extend against the edges of the caps 11 closing the ends of the extractor.

Having thus described my invention, I claim:

1. In a cork extractor, the combination with a casing having a longitudinal slot, of a plurality of heads slidable longitudinally in the casing, arms carried by the heads and adapted to project through the slot, and means in the casing and bearing against the heads for holding the same in frictional contact with the wall of the casing.

2. In a cork extractor, the combination with a casing having a slot, of a plurality of Patented Jan. 5, 1915.

similar heads slidable in the casing having flattened portions, arms carried by the heads and adapted to project through the slot of the casing, and a fiat spring carried Within the casing and bearing against the flattened portions of the said head.

3. In a cork extractor, the combination with a casing having a slot, of similar heads mounted to slide in the casing, and arms carried by the heads and adapted to project through the slot of the casing, the said arms being movable with the heads to be folded in the casing.

4. In a cork extractor, the combination of a casing having a slot and opposed finger notches communicating with the slot and extracting members on the casing and movable to lie Wholly Within or project exteriorly of the casing through the said slot, said finger notches providing access to the interior of the casing in order that the extracting members can be moved from positions within the casing into exterior projecting positions.

5. In a cork extractor, the combination with a casing, of ball-like members mounted to slide therein and extracting members can ried by the ball-like members, and adapted for mutual association with the cork.

6. In a cork extractor, the combination with a casing having permanently closed ends and an opening, of members mounted to slide in the casing between the permanently closed ends thereof, and extracting members carried by the members and movable therewith for association with the cork.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

NICHOLAS FRERES.

IVitnesses JOHN E. RowL-ANns, WM. A. Koizziuus.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. G." 

